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Sex and lies : true stories of women's intimate lives in the Arab world Cover Image Book Book

Sex and lies : true stories of women's intimate lives in the Arab world

Slimani, Leïla 1981- (author.). Lewis, Sophie, (translator.). Slimani, Leïla 1981- Sexe et mensonges. English. (Added Author).

Summary: "Leila Slimani was in her native Morocco promoting her novel Adèle, about a woman addicted to sex, when she began meeting women who confided the dark secrets of their sexual lives. In Morocco, adultery, abortion, homosexuality, prostitution, and sex outside of marriage are all punishable by law, and women have only two choices: They can be wives or virgins. Sex and Lies combines vivid, often harrowing testimonies with Slimani's passionate and intelligent commentary to make a galvanizing case for a sexual revolution in the Arab world"--

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  • ISBN: 9780143133766 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: print
    xi, 162 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: [New York] : Penguin Books, 2020.

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General Note:
"Originally published in French as Sexe et mensonges by Éditions des Arènes, Paris"--Title page verso.
Translation of: Slimani, Leïla, 1981- Sexe et mensonges. English.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Language Note:
In English, translated from French.

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Subject: Man-woman relationships -- Morocco
Sex and law -- Morocco
Sex customs -- Morocco
Sex -- Morocco
Genre: Nonfiction.

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